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By Steven B (910) on 22 Nov 2014

This is Jon Stewart's first directorial effort and the Old Geezers Who Go To The Matinee Alone showed up in force…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2014

Rosewater certainly has merit as an act of atonement on Stewart's part and a tribute to people like Bahari…

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By Anita Katz (182) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 21 Nov 2014

Even though the Daily Show host shouldn't give up his day job as a result of this debut, he hits more than misses in a film about one man's…

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By Gary Dowell (222) for Dark Horizons (452) on 21 Nov 2014

Taking the path of least resistance, the result is a missed opportunity, a lightweight approach to some very heavy material…

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By Esther Breger (4) for The New Republic (897) on 21 Nov 2014

The main question Rosewater grapples with is whether Stewart can hack it as a filmmaker. The answer: sort of…

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By Robert S (1,498) on 21 Nov 2014

Excellent movie. Great job by Jon Stewart. Applause. Great acting, great cinematography, and great storytelling…

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By Margot Harrison (328) for Seven Days (657) on 21 Nov 2014

It sometimes feels like Stewart is afraid to immerse us in the true horror of Bahari's isolation…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 20 Nov 2014

Has great moments, not so great moments and some pretty old hat moments, but it's unfailingly interesting…

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By Billy R (102) on 20 Nov 2014

OK, the acting was above average, but the story was a standard piece done so many times before - think Darkness and Noon by Arthur Koestler…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 20 Nov 2014

Jon Stewart's debut is pretty solid…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 19 Nov 2014

Unfortunately, despite Rosewater's earnest and intelligent approach, it remains a shallow treatment of a topic that deserves much more…

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By Tvjerry (1,783) on 19 Nov 2014

Maziar Bahari is best know for his appearance on The Daily Show that got him arrested and placed into solitary in his home country of Iran…

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By Jay M (484) on 19 Nov 2014

I wanted to love this because of my fondness for Jon Stewart's work...I just couldn't. It's not bad, it's just not particularly good either…

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By Alex S (2,786) on 19 Nov 2014

This is an interesting movie and a nice debut for Jon Stewart…

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By Ismael M (17) on 19 Nov 2014

John Stewart did an amazing job in his directorial debut. This story lacks a certain amount of pain for a prison movie but its still very enjoyable…

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By Adam M (1,526) on 19 Nov 2014

Well done film that is finely written, directed and acted. Bernal is well cast in the lead role and carries us in this intense journey…

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By Frank Wilkins (257) for Reel Reviews (165) on 18 Nov 2014

Stewart handles this change of tone like a veteran director, never allowing the snide humor to undermine the gravity of Bahari's situation…

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By Mjkelly93 (1) on 18 Nov 2014

Jon Stewart kills it with his directing debut. Excellent story line, acting, and over all film…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 17 Nov 2014

For all the desperation it reveals, Rosewater is also suffused with hope and even joy…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 17 Nov 2014

Stewart chose the great Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo to play Bahari’s mother, but, with her tragic face and her magnificent contralto…

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